Both teams bring two-game losing streaks to Pittsburgh, where Vegas arrives with an eight-point standings edge and a season-series win.
Vegas arrives at PPG Paints Arena with 20 points and a 9-5-2 record, compared with Pittsburgh’s 12 points and 5-7-2 mark. Both teams have lost two straight, making a rebound important as the Golden Knights look to protect their standings advantage and the Penguins try to close the gap. Vegas also took the first meeting 6-2, a result Pittsburgh will need to answer. The matchup features Vegas’s Jack Eichel, who has 19 points in 16 games, against Pittsburgh’s Erik Karlsson, with 16 points in 14. Goaltending could decide it: Carter Hart’s .893 save percentage narrowly tops Arturs Silovs’ .892.